Parked cars block access to units

Hi Everyone,

I am new here, so I am not sure whether this has already been discussed, the search did not return any related hits, so here's story.

My parents live in a townhouse of 6 units on a busy street off a main road full of shops & restaurants. The local council revamped out street with clear white lines indicating parking lots on the street outside this townhouse. Very convenient for parkers as a guide with these new lines. Unfortunately, the lines end up on both sides of the entrance of our common drive-way on the street – so unwary drivers will think it is a parking space even in broad day-light. Whoever, thought of this sort of partitioning had their head in the sand.

This means – no one gets in or out until the owner comes and moves the car. On a Saturday night, especially, they will be at one of the restaurants for a wedding that does not finish till past midnight.

From 5pm onwards, the parking officers are non-existent, the police refuse to see this as their problem, and it stresses everyone out. I need to travel 30 minutes to my own from after visiting my parents on a Saturday.

I have not tried writing to the council, but even if I did – what are they going to do? Put a no-standing sign at each side of EVERY driveway on the street?

Thanks – any assistance would be appreciated.